The Beauty of the Art of Architecture
Nguyen's photography is not architectural photography commissioned by architects or the building industry. The buildings are not photographed in their ideal state and thus do not have the function of showing appreciation of the property.
Michael Nguyen's images have exclusively an artistic function: the artistic component in his architectural photography deliberately interprets the buildings in a way that deviates from the usual view.
Munich Germany
# 3813
12/2022
Detail of the ADAC headquarters building in Munich's Sendling-Westpark district. It was built between 2006 and 2011 to a design by the Berlin-based architectural firm Sauerbruch Hutton. The building consists of two main elements. A five-story base, in the shape of an amoeba and characterized by its rounded edges, marks the outer ground plan, and on top of this are a further 18 high-rise floors. In contrast to the discreetly designed façade of the base, the 30,000-square-meter glass façade of the high-rise building was given a special design. Like a mosaic, the 22 different colors of the 1,152 facade elements create a play of colors.
# 3813
12/2022
Detail of the ADAC headquarters building in Munich's Sendling-Westpark district. It was built between 2006 and 2011 to a design by the Berlin-based architectural firm Sauerbruch Hutton. The building consists of two main elements. A five-story base, in the shape of an amoeba and characterized by its rounded edges, marks the outer ground plan, and on top of this are a further 18 high-rise floors. In contrast to the discreetly designed façade of the base, the 30,000-square-meter glass façade of the high-rise building was given a special design. Like a mosaic, the 22 different colors of the 1,152 facade elements create a play of colors.
Berlin, Germany
# 3742
9/2022
The Tempodrom is a Berlin venue that was initially launched in 1980 as an alternative venue on the west side of Potsdamer Platz, in the immediate vicinity of what was then the Berlin Wall, in the form of a circus tent. The new Tempodrom building was constructed in 2001 according to designs by Doris Schäffler and Stephan Schütz of the architectural firm Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The 37-meter-high roof structure with its futuristic white forms is reminiscent of Oscar Niemeyer's Brasília Cathedral. Visually, it is based on the shape of a circus tent.
# 3742
9/2022
The Tempodrom is a Berlin venue that was initially launched in 1980 as an alternative venue on the west side of Potsdamer Platz, in the immediate vicinity of what was then the Berlin Wall, in the form of a circus tent. The new Tempodrom building was constructed in 2001 according to designs by Doris Schäffler and Stephan Schütz of the architectural firm Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The 37-meter-high roof structure with its futuristic white forms is reminiscent of Oscar Niemeyer's Brasília Cathedral. Visually, it is based on the shape of a circus tent.
Cologne, Germany
# 3495
5/2022
Close-up of one of the three crane buildings, a high-rise, 70.20 meters long and 33.75 meters wide in Cologne's Rheinauhafen in the Altstadt-Süd designed by Aachen architect Alfons Linster and Hamburg architects Bothe, Richter, Teherani (BRT).
# 3495
5/2022
Close-up of one of the three crane buildings, a high-rise, 70.20 meters long and 33.75 meters wide in Cologne's Rheinauhafen in the Altstadt-Süd designed by Aachen architect Alfons Linster and Hamburg architects Bothe, Richter, Teherani (BRT).
Munich Germany
# 3761
11/2022
The Brandhorst Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in the Kunstareal district of Maxvorstadt in Munich has a colorful facade designed in a total of 23 different colors, consisting of three different color families. A total of 36,000 square, vertically mounted ceramic rods are placed at some distance from each other in front of the concrete walls. Depending on the viewing angle and distance, the viewer is presented with different visual impressions. Architects Sauerbruch Hutton.
# 3761
11/2022
The Brandhorst Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in the Kunstareal district of Maxvorstadt in Munich has a colorful facade designed in a total of 23 different colors, consisting of three different color families. A total of 36,000 square, vertically mounted ceramic rods are placed at some distance from each other in front of the concrete walls. Depending on the viewing angle and distance, the viewer is presented with different visual impressions. Architects Sauerbruch Hutton.
Berlin, Germany
# 3753
9/2022
The Shell-Haus on the Landwehrkanal near Potsdamer Platz, with its facade, is one of the most important office buildings of classical modernism in Berlin. Stylistically, it belongs to the New Objectivity movement and is one of the architecturally most important office buildings from the Weimar Republic, built in 1931 according to plans by Emil Fahrenkamp, as the headquarters of the Shell subsidiary Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke. The design is determined by vertical waveforms of varying heights and a consistent horizontal articulation through bands of windows, which also extend beyond the curves on the outside.
# 3753
9/2022
The Shell-Haus on the Landwehrkanal near Potsdamer Platz, with its facade, is one of the most important office buildings of classical modernism in Berlin. Stylistically, it belongs to the New Objectivity movement and is one of the architecturally most important office buildings from the Weimar Republic, built in 1931 according to plans by Emil Fahrenkamp, as the headquarters of the Shell subsidiary Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke. The design is determined by vertical waveforms of varying heights and a consistent horizontal articulation through bands of windows, which also extend beyond the curves on the outside.
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
# 3627
7/2022
The Philharmonie Luxembourg is a concert hall in the city of Luxembourg built from 2002 to 2005 in the district Kirchberg at the Place de l'Europe. The architect is Christian de Portzamparc. The white main building has the shape of an eye in plan. The steel and glass facade is visually dominated by 823 white columns 20 meters high and 30 centimeters in diameter.
# 3627
7/2022
The Philharmonie Luxembourg is a concert hall in the city of Luxembourg built from 2002 to 2005 in the district Kirchberg at the Place de l'Europe. The architect is Christian de Portzamparc. The white main building has the shape of an eye in plan. The steel and glass facade is visually dominated by 823 white columns 20 meters high and 30 centimeters in diameter.
Düsseldorf, Germany
# 3457
5/2022
The Neue Zollhof is an ensemble of buildings in Düsseldorf's Media Harbor. The buildings are named after their creator, the Canadian-US architect and designer, Frank Owen Gehry, also known as the Gehry Buildings. The image shows House A which is completely clinkered.
# 3457
5/2022
The Neue Zollhof is an ensemble of buildings in Düsseldorf's Media Harbor. The buildings are named after their creator, the Canadian-US architect and designer, Frank Owen Gehry, also known as the Gehry Buildings. The image shows House A which is completely clinkered.
Berlin, Germany
# 3388
5/2022
The so-called Bierpinsel is a 47-meter-high building in the futuristic pop architecture of the 1970s in the Steglitz district of Berlin. (Close up dome). The building was constructed between 1972 and 1976 according to plans by architects Ralf Schüler and Ursulina Schüler-Witte. The building was Filming location of the Netflix series “Dogs of Berlin”.
# 3388
5/2022
The so-called Bierpinsel is a 47-meter-high building in the futuristic pop architecture of the 1970s in the Steglitz district of Berlin. (Close up dome). The building was constructed between 1972 and 1976 according to plans by architects Ralf Schüler and Ursulina Schüler-Witte. The building was Filming location of the Netflix series “Dogs of Berlin”.
The Hague, The Netherlands
# 3449
5/2022
Detail of the colourful metal entrance gates to the Dutch Ministry of Finance at Korte Voorhout 7
# 3449
5/2022
Detail of the colourful metal entrance gates to the Dutch Ministry of Finance at Korte Voorhout 7
Leipzig, Germany
# 3187
3/2022
The Leipzig City Archives on the Old Exhibition Grounds in the converted former Soviet exhibition pavilion. Above the building still the Soviet star; it is a listed building. The City Archive documents the history of Leipzig with evidence since the Middle Ages.
# 3187
3/2022
The Leipzig City Archives on the Old Exhibition Grounds in the converted former Soviet exhibition pavilion. Above the building still the Soviet star; it is a listed building. The City Archive documents the history of Leipzig with evidence since the Middle Ages.
Berlin, Germany
# 3367
4/2022
View through a glass pane into a staircase of the Oscar-Niemeyer-Haus in the Hansaviertel district of Berlin. The high-rise building designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer at Altonaer Straße 4-14 on the occasion of the first International Building Exhibition (IBA 1957).
# 3367
4/2022
View through a glass pane into a staircase of the Oscar-Niemeyer-Haus in the Hansaviertel district of Berlin. The high-rise building designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer at Altonaer Straße 4-14 on the occasion of the first International Building Exhibition (IBA 1957).
Düsseldorf, Germany
# 3458
5/2022
The Neue Zollhof is an ensemble of buildings in Düsseldorf's Media Harbor. The buildings are named after their creator, the Canadian-US architect and designer, Frank Owen Gehry, also known as the Gehry Buildings. The image shows House C which is white plastered and has a nested building volume with large-format curves.
# 3458
5/2022
The Neue Zollhof is an ensemble of buildings in Düsseldorf's Media Harbor. The buildings are named after their creator, the Canadian-US architect and designer, Frank Owen Gehry, also known as the Gehry Buildings. The image shows House C which is white plastered and has a nested building volume with large-format curves.
Munich, Germany
# 3293
4/2022
Detailed view of the roof of the BMW Museum (left) and deatail of the BMW Tower (right). The BMW Museum opened in 1973 shortly after the Summer Olympics. The silver futuristic building has a circular footprint of 20 meters in diameter and a flat roof of about 40 meters. An oversized BMW logo is on the flat roof. The listed circular museum building, the so-called bowl with the neighboring low-rise building, stands directly next to the BMW high-rise and is the symbol of the BMW Museum. The BMW four-cylinder, the BMW Tower is BMW's main administrative building in Munich. The building is 101 m high and is located near Munich's Olympic grounds. The BMW Museum is located directly next to the BMW Four-Cylinder, and BMW Welt is opposite. The BMW skyscraper consists of four vertical cylinders arranged next to each other in a cross shape, with each cylinder being divided horizontally once again by pulling back the façade above the center. The building was completed for the 1972 Summer Olympics. The architect was the Austrian Karl Schwanzer, who also designed the BMW Museum.
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The BMW Architecture Ensemble in Munich
# 3293
4/2022
Detailed view of the roof of the BMW Museum (left) and deatail of the BMW Tower (right). The BMW Museum opened in 1973 shortly after the Summer Olympics. The silver futuristic building has a circular footprint of 20 meters in diameter and a flat roof of about 40 meters. An oversized BMW logo is on the flat roof. The listed circular museum building, the so-called bowl with the neighboring low-rise building, stands directly next to the BMW high-rise and is the symbol of the BMW Museum. The BMW four-cylinder, the BMW Tower is BMW's main administrative building in Munich. The building is 101 m high and is located near Munich's Olympic grounds. The BMW Museum is located directly next to the BMW Four-Cylinder, and BMW Welt is opposite. The BMW skyscraper consists of four vertical cylinders arranged next to each other in a cross shape, with each cylinder being divided horizontally once again by pulling back the façade above the center. The building was completed for the 1972 Summer Olympics. The architect was the Austrian Karl Schwanzer, who also designed the BMW Museum.
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The BMW Architecture Ensemble in Munich
Bregenz, Austria
# 2457
10/2021
Facade of the Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB for short). The museum shows international contemporary art in changing exhibitions in the Vorarlberg capital Bregenz. The body of the building consists of finely etched, equally sized milky glass-like glass panels held in place by brackets. "The Kunsthaus stands in the light of Lake Constance. Its body is built of glass plates, steel and a stone mass of poured concrete, which forms structure and space inside the house. Seen from the outside, the building looks like a luminous body. It absorbs the changing light of the sky, the haze light of the lake, radiates light and color back and, depending on the angle of view, time of day and weather, leaves something of its inner life, says the architect Peter Zumthor about his work of art, which was awarded the Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture in 1998.
# 2457
10/2021
Facade of the Kunsthaus Bregenz (KUB for short). The museum shows international contemporary art in changing exhibitions in the Vorarlberg capital Bregenz. The body of the building consists of finely etched, equally sized milky glass-like glass panels held in place by brackets. "The Kunsthaus stands in the light of Lake Constance. Its body is built of glass plates, steel and a stone mass of poured concrete, which forms structure and space inside the house. Seen from the outside, the building looks like a luminous body. It absorbs the changing light of the sky, the haze light of the lake, radiates light and color back and, depending on the angle of view, time of day and weather, leaves something of its inner life, says the architect Peter Zumthor about his work of art, which was awarded the Mies van der Rohe Award for European Architecture in 1998.
Berlin, Germany
# 3368
4/2022
The Gropius House at 3-9 Händelallee in Berlin's Hansa district, a joint project by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius and Berlin architect Wils Ebert. Detail view from the east with loggias pulled out. The south facade of the building develops a lively, decorative effect through the graphic arrangement of the projecting balconies. It stands in stark contrast to the formal and functional austerity of earlier residential buildings realized by Walter Gropius before the Second World War.
# 3368
4/2022
The Gropius House at 3-9 Händelallee in Berlin's Hansa district, a joint project by Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius and Berlin architect Wils Ebert. Detail view from the east with loggias pulled out. The south facade of the building develops a lively, decorative effect through the graphic arrangement of the projecting balconies. It stands in stark contrast to the formal and functional austerity of earlier residential buildings realized by Walter Gropius before the Second World War.
Munich, Germany
# 3819
12/2022
Detail of the ADAC headquarters building in Munich's Sendling-Westpark district. It was built between 2006 and 2011 to a design by the Berlin-based architectural firm Sauerbruch Hutton. The building consists of two main elements. A five-story base, in the shape of an amoeba and characterized by its rounded edges, marks the outer ground plan, and on top of this are a further 18 high-rise floors. In contrast to the discreetly designed façade of the base, the 30,000-square-meter glass façade of the high-rise building was given a special design. Like a mosaic, the 22 different colors of the 1,152 facade elements create a play of colors.
# 3819
12/2022
Detail of the ADAC headquarters building in Munich's Sendling-Westpark district. It was built between 2006 and 2011 to a design by the Berlin-based architectural firm Sauerbruch Hutton. The building consists of two main elements. A five-story base, in the shape of an amoeba and characterized by its rounded edges, marks the outer ground plan, and on top of this are a further 18 high-rise floors. In contrast to the discreetly designed façade of the base, the 30,000-square-meter glass façade of the high-rise building was given a special design. Like a mosaic, the 22 different colors of the 1,152 facade elements create a play of colors.
Salzburg, Austria
# 3826
3/2022
Rooftop of the parking lot of shopping mall Europark Salzburg.
# 3826
3/2022
Rooftop of the parking lot of shopping mall Europark Salzburg.